Hi there...I inherited my cat , Zeus, (as a kitten) about 10 months ago and someone recently mentioned to me that he looks like a Bengal. After doing some research it sure seems possible - particularily the personality! I can't keep him out of the water.

I don't know that much about his background but I'd be interested to know what folks think...but I can't figure out how post a pic lol!

Well I can see why people would say he looks like a Bengal! I have no idea about how to tell if a cat is a particular breed or if its even possible without pedigree papers, but he's certainly got a beautiful coat

I think he looks bengal. Not all bengals had very defined spots etc. Not all purebred bengals have to have pedigrees either, esp seems common in the US. His face seems to have all the bengal markings (black lines by the eyes) also has the black tip tail, black paw pads, spots on his sides etc. Does he have a spotted belly? Sure looks bengal to me....

I think he looks bengal. Not all bengals had very defined spots etc. Not all purebred bengals have to have pedigrees either, esp seems common in the US. His face seems to have all the bengal markings (black lines by the eyes) also has the black tip tail, black paw pads, spots on his sides etc. Does he have a spotted belly? Sure looks bengal to me....

I'm not sure where you are getting that US part from. I have not encountered this anywhere. If someone told me that they had a non-pedigree, but simultaneously purebred bengal to sell me, I'd ask if they were also selling bridges. As for those traits, really NONE of them are bengal specific. To me it looks like he has a lot more stripes and rib barring than real spots, and his coat is very ticked. He's a lovely tabby, but he doesn't look very bengalish to me.

I think he looks bengal. Not all bengals had very defined spots etc. Not all purebred bengals have to have pedigrees either, esp seems common in the US. His face seems to have all the bengal markings (black lines by the eyes) also has the black tip tail, black paw pads, spots on his sides etc. Does he have a spotted belly? Sure looks bengal to me....

All those markings are actually tabby markings. Bengals have them as do pretty much every other tabby cat whether moggy or pedigree, when you look at a pedigree of a brown spotted/rosetted bengal you can see BST written after the SBT number on the pedigree underneath the cats name, this stands for brown spotted tabby and is what a brown rosetted bengal is refered to.

If a cat comes without a pedigree and without registration papers it is usually because it is not actually a purebreed cat. Even if it is a purebreed cat then it has been bred form cats who should not have been used for breeding as there is no reason not to register a pedigree kitten from active registered cats. It is cheap to register kittens so don't be fooled by someone saying they sell their kittens unregistered to save money and therefore can sell the kitten at a reduced price.

jojomama your cat is a lovely tabby moggy, deffinitely not a bengal but beautiful none the less

Yes SBT or stud book tradition means that the cat is at least 5 generations away from the Asian Leopard cat. This is written underneath the pedigree name of the cat in front of the registration number on most pedigrees and on some pedigrees the colour of the cat is also written after the registration number for example on this pedigree:

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